Kristy Chowning

Rear facing until 2?

Posted on01. Apr, 2009 by Kristy.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics has put out a new recommendation—that toddlers stay rear facing until age 2. It was previously recommended that babies stay rear facing until age 1, and then I heard as long as possible.
Now the AAP reports:
Recent data shows why toddlers between ages 12 and 23 months who ride rear-facing in [...]

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Savannah’s sign language

Posted on20. Jan, 2009 by Kristy.

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To ease the transition and frustration of toddlerhood, Kyle and I opted to teach Savannah some basic sign language. She knows ‘more’, ‘all done’, ‘milk’, ‘eat’, and ‘please’. There are several others that we are working on, but the few she knows makes a world of a difference, especially at mealtimes.
Recently, she started putting her [...]

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Caleb’s first week

Posted on16. Jan, 2009 by Kristy.

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A week ago today, January 9th, a new guy came into my life. His name is Caleb, and it was love at first sight. I’ve spent the last week learning his every feature, his every sound, and I fall more in love with him everyday. He has truly captured my heart. All my concerns of [...]

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New packaging

Posted on07. Jan, 2009 by Kristy.

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Everyday Savannah wakes up, and immediately her first request is for her cup of milk. We literally come down the stairs and both hands are going crazy with the sign for milk. I have the milk prepared, so that when we sit down on the couch it’s ready. She has been using the Nuby sippy [...]

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Blogging Hiatus

Posted on04. Jan, 2009 by Kristy.

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I’m not sure why I took a blogging hiatus. For a while I realized I needed to focus on the tangible projects in my life, instead of the internet ones. Then I lost access to my account for a bit, and then it just seemed so long, that it was hard to know where to [...]

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A bit of encouragement

Posted on16. Oct, 2008 by Kristy.

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This week has been exceptionally challenging. My husband has been out of town, my grandpa was admitted into the hospital, and financially we had a wake up call that no one likes to get. I was feeling kind of down yesterday, so this morning I knew things needed to change. I started the day asking [...]

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Titan’s Win

Posted on28. Sep, 2008 by Kristy.

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Kyle and I went to the Titans/Vikings game with my dad today. We were blessed with tickets in a skybox, and just let me say, that is the way to watch a game. It was shady, roomy, not too loud, and there was free food! I can’t say that the food was great, but it [...]

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Life circumstances are hard sometimes

Posted on24. Sep, 2008 by Kristy.

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Emotions are such a complex thing. God created them as part of who we are. We experience so much of life through emotions. I have felt the joy of seeing my child for the first time, and inversely experienced the sorrow of losing one (actually three through miscarriages). I have never wanted to be [...]

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double stroller dilemma

Posted on22. Sep, 2008 by Kristy.

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So this baby isn’t even here yet, but I want to be prepared for his arrival. Because the kiddos will only be 18 months apart, then I know that a double stroller is imperative! It’s one thing to feel like you can’t get out and about, but it’s another thing if you actually can’t get [...]